Law

SUBJECT LEAGUE TABLE 2025
A Law degree will teach you about the legal systems underpinning society. There are several different strands within the study of Law, including LLB, BA, and BSc Law first-degree courses. Our rankings show the best universities for Law in the UK, including courses like Business Law, Criminal Law, and Public Law. Find the best Law schools in the UK, using our Law league table, and then filter them by what's important to you. You can search by region, entry standards, student satisfaction, graduate prospects, and more.
A Law degree will teach you about the legal systems underpinning society. There are several different strands within the study of Law, including LLB, BA, and BSc Law first-degree courses. Our rankings show the best universities for Law in the UK, including courses like Business Law, Criminal Law, and Public Law. Find the best Law schools in the UK, using our Law league table, and then filter them by what's important to you. You can search by region, entry standards, student satisfaction, graduate prospects, and more.
A Law degree will teach you about the legal systems underpinning society. There are several different strands within the study of Law, including LLB, BA, and BSc Law first-degree courses. Our rankings show the best universities for Law in the UK, including courses like Business Law, Criminal Law, and Public Law. Find the best Law schools in the UK, using our Law league table, and then filter them by what's important to you. You can search by region, entry standards, student satisfaction, graduate prospects, and more.
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Entry standards/ Max 221
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100.0 100%97.8 98%96.2 96%96.2 96%95.9 96%95.2 95%94.1 94%94.0 94%93.2 93%92.9 93%92.7 93%92.7 93%92.6 93%92.3 92%92.2 92%92.2 92%92.2 92%92.1 92%92.1 92%92.0 92%91.5 92%91.3 91%91.1 91%90.7 91%90.5 91%90.3 90%90.3 90%90.0 90%89.8 90%89.5 90%89.3 89%88.9 89%88.8 89%88.7 89%88.6 89%88.3 88%88.3 88%87.6 88%87.5 88%87.5 88%87.2 87%86.6 87%86.5 87%86.3 86%86.0 86%85.8 86%85.7 86%85.6 86%85.6 86%85.6 86%85.5 86%85.5 86%85.4 85%85.1 85%84.9 85%84.7 85%84.5 85%84.4 84%84.0 84%83.9 84%83.3 83%83.2 83%83.2 83%83.1 83%82.9 83%82.9 83%82.9 83%82.9 83%82.8 83%82.8 83%82.8 83%82.8 83%82.6 83%82.6 83%82.3 82%82.3 82%82.1 82%81.9 82%81.7 82%81.7 82%81.6 82%81.3 81%81.3 81%81.2 81%81.0 81%81.0 81%81.0 81%80.8 81%80.8 81%80.5 81%80.5 81%80.4 80%80.1 80%80.0 80%79.5 80%79.0 79%78.9 79%78.8 79%78.7 79%78.7 79%78.6 79%78.4 78%77.8 78%77.8 78%77.6 78%76.9 77%75.6 76%72.5 73%71.4 71%
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204 92%200 91%202 92%206 93%205 93%190 86%221 100%186 84%218 99%172 78%166 75%213 96%165 75%179 81%161 73%155 70%203 92%162 73%155 70%162 73%167 76%151 68%155 70%158 71%152 69%204 92%151 68%188 85%137 62%136 62%137 62%131 59%134 61%141 64%130 59%131 59%137 62%119 54%131 59%127 57%114 52%114 51%126 57%126 57%215 97%123 56%122 55%126 57%119 54%172 78%115 52%112 51%135 61%130 59%124 56%116 52%119 54%122 55%124 56%114 51%126 57%127 58%114 52%107 49%106 48%98 44%111 50%153 69%124 56%122 55%116 52%107 48%118 54%121 55%126 57%105 47%138 62%157 71%108 49%116 53%115 52%116 53%106 48%123 55%104 47%117 53%121 55%104 47%105 48%112 51%110 50%103 47%123 55%125 57%106 48%134 61%116 53%126 57%103 46%101 46%97 44%104 47%124 56%109 49%100 45%139 63%110 50%98 44%100 45%
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n/a3.08 77%3.12 78%3.05 76%3.09 77%3.03 76%3.03 76%2.90 73%2.94 73%3.03 76%2.84 71%3.15 79%2.97 74%2.90 72%3.13 78%3.09 77%3.17 79%3.03 76%2.90 73%2.86 72%2.90 73%3.25 81%2.90 72%2.97 74%2.93 73%3.07 77%2.88 72%3.10 77%2.96 74%3.03 76%3.09 77%2.98 74%3.22 80%2.72 68%3.32 83%3.18 79%3.09 77%3.05 76%3.11 78%2.91 73%3.36 84%3.19 80%3.10 77%3.05 76%3.13 78%2.86 71%3.05 76%2.97 74%3.02 75%3.24 81%3.69 92%2.90 72%2.98 75%3.08 77%3.09 77%3.17 79%2.93 73%3.14 79%3.01 75%3.09 77%3.15 79%3.06 77%3.04 76%3.01 75%2.91 73%3.15 79%3.10 78%3.29 82%3.04 76%3.17 79%3.11 78%3.08 77%3.09 77%3.05 76%3.07 77%3.23 81%2.83 71%3.13 78%3.44 86%2.89 72%3.20 80%3.19 80%2.93 73%2.99 75%3.03 76%3.05 76%3.00 75%3.20 80%3.00 75%3.07 77%2.93 73%3.09 77%3.10 77%3.05 76%2.93 73%3.30 83%3.10 78%2.91 73%3.00 75%3.07 77%3.24 81%2.89 72%3.38 84%2.66 66%2.57 64%3.14 79%3.25 81%2.72 68%3.26 82%
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3.36 84%3.62 91%3.39 85%3.35 84%3.30 83%3.38 85%3.49 87%3.51 88%3.42 86%3.28 82%3.41 85%3.13 78%3.41 85%3.34 84%3.20 80%3.34 84%3.08 77%3.24 81%3.34 84%3.50 88%3.09 77%3.15 79%3.40 85%3.05 76%3.15 79%3.04 76%3.26 82%2.75 69%2.86 72%2.87 72%3.53 88%3.11 78%3.11 78%3.45 86%2.86 72%3.28 82%2.90 73%3.34 84%2.87 72%2.92 73%2.57 64%2.59 65%2.89 72%2.83 71%2.67 67%2.83 71%3.31 83%2.90 73%2.76 69%2.15 54%n/a2.86 71%2.62 66%2.89 72%2.54 64%2.79 70%2.85 71%2.92 73%3.07 77%3.12 78%2.18 55%2.90 73%2.75 69%2.72 68%2.73 68%2.94 74%2.93 73%1.83 46%2.25 56%2.22 56%2.59 65%2.17 54%2.05 51%2.62 66%2.94 74%2.17 54%n/an/an/a2.75 69%n/a2.88 72%2.77 69%2.28 57%2.54 64%2.39 60%2.10 53%2.60 65%2.12 53%n/a2.48 62%n/a2.34 59%n/a2.27 57%n/a2.60 65%n/a2.40 60%2.51 63%2.75 69%n/an/an/a2.55 64%n/an/an/a1.51 38%
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99.4 99%100 100%100 100%98.8 99%96.6 97%98.8 99%97.9 98%98.4 98%97.7 98%98 98%97.6 98%97.2 97%98.9 99%97.3 97%97.6 98%96.5 97%97.8 98%95.8 96%97.9 98%99.5 100%97.6 98%97.1 97%98.5 99%95.4 95%97.5 98%97.2 97%97.8 98%96.9 97%98.3 98%99.1 99%97 97%98.5 99%96.9 97%96.7 97%94.1 94%90.1 90%92.9 93%97 97%96.4 96%97.1 97%100 100%94.1 94%95.9 96%95.9 96%94.8 95%97.3 97%92.3 92%94 94%95.2 95%94 94%100 100%95.6 96%96 96%95.6 96%93.3 93%94.4 94%94.8 95%92.4 92%93.7 94%94.2 94%93.8 94%89.2 89%95.9 96%94.3 94%92.2 92%94.2 94%92.7 93%87.9 88%94.4 94%94.5 95%93.2 93%93.5 94%89.1 89%95.1 95%92.1 92%90.9 91%92 92%94 94%96 96%92.5 93%92.5 93%88.7 89%92.6 93%93.7 94%90.2 90%89.2 89%90.7 91%85.4 85%94.2 94%88.9 89%91.1 91%96.2 96%90.2 90%91.7 92%89.3 89%84.8 85%85.4 85%90.6 91%90.6 91%89.9 90%88 88%90.5 91%92.6 93%94.6 95%89.5 90%86.3 86%83.2 83%91 91%76.5 77%
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94.0 94%93.0 93%84.0 84%92.0 92%91.0 91%88.0 88%88.0 88%86.0 86%89.0 89%83.0 83%90.0 90%86.0 86%86.0 86%82.0 82%85.0 85%88.0 88%84.0 84%88.0 88%88.0 88%83.0 83%88.0 88%86.0 86%84.0 84%88.0 88%85.0 85%81.0 81%83.0 83%87.0 87%89.0 89%85.0 85%77.0 77%83.0 83%78.0 78%81.0 81%83.0 83%84.0 84%86.0 86%76.0 76%77.0 77%86.0 86%n/a85.0 85%76.0 76%74.0 74%70.0 70%76.0 76%74.0 74%74.0 74%79.0 79%83.0 83%n/a82.0 82%71.0 71%69.0 69%80.0 80%74.0 74%75.0 75%71.0 71%72.0 72%71.0 71%71.0 71%69.0 69%68.0 68%73.0 73%77.0 77%70.0 70%72.0 72%87.0 87%66.0 66%69.0 69%68.0 68%74.0 74%79.0 79%66.0 66%59.0 59%73.0 73%84.0 84%83.0 83%67.0 67%67.0 67%79.0 79%66.0 66%68.0 68%66.0 66%74.0 74%67.0 67%66.0 66%66.0 66%73.0 73%84.0 84%67.0 67%74.0 74%63.0 63%72.0 72%72.0 72%n/a60.0 60%n/a58.0 58%66.0 66%59.0 59%75.0 75%47.0 47%n/a62.0 62%70.0 70%61.0 61%51.0 51%60.0 60%
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84.0 84%84.0 84%83.0 83%77.0 77%82.0 82%82.0 82%82.0 82%79.0 79%80.0 80%84.0 84%82.0 82%82.0 82%77.0 77%79.0 79%80.0 80%83.0 83%83.0 83%85.0 85%84.0 84%76.0 76%76.0 76%74.0 74%75.0 75%81.0 81%79.0 79%75.0 75%78.0 78%75.0 75%80.0 80%76.0 76%72.0 72%74.0 74%73.0 73%76.0 76%81.0 81%85.0 85%83.0 83%75.0 75%75.0 75%69.0 69%n/a83.0 83%74.0 74%75.0 75%63.0 63%71.0 71%72.0 72%76.0 76%71.0 71%72.0 72%n/a74.0 74%69.0 69%69.0 69%70.0 70%72.0 72%66.0 66%67.0 67%65.0 65%68.0 68%72.0 72%77.0 77%63.0 63%67.0 67%78.0 78%62.0 62%62.0 62%70.0 70%71.0 71%69.0 69%71.0 71%75.0 75%77.0 77%66.0 66%65.0 65%76.0 76%73.0 73%66.0 66%74.0 74%71.0 71%74.0 74%66.0 66%65.0 65%64.0 64%63.0 63%73.0 73%76.0 76%81.0 81%63.0 63%77.0 77%65.0 65%68.0 68%64.0 64%68.0 68%67.0 67%n/a69.0 69%n/a67.0 67%54.0 54%62.0 62%73.0 73%63.0 63%n/a65.0 65%68.0 68%68.0 68%49.0 49%52.0 52%
This table was updated on 24 May 2024.
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Overall score: maximum score of 1000
Entry standards: no maximum score
Student satisfaction: maximum score of 4
Research quality: maximum score of 4
Continuation: maximum score of 100
Graduate prospects – outcomes: maximum score of 100
Graduate prospects – on track: maximum score of 100
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